Consumer Health Information

"Consumer Health Information" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Information intended for potential users of medical and healthcare services. There is an emphasis on self-care and preventive approaches as well as information for community-wide dissemination and use.

Descriptor ID	D054626
MeSH Number(s)	I02.233.332.186 N02.421.726.407.229
Concept/Terms	Consumer Health Information Consumer Health Information Information, Consumer Health Health Information, Consumer

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Consumer Health Information".

Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Education [I02]
Education, Nonprofessional [I02.233]
Health Education [I02.233.332]
Consumer Health Information [I02.233.332.186]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Services [N02.421]
Preventive Health Services [N02.421.726]
Health Education [N02.421.726.407]
Consumer Health Information [N02.421.726.407.229]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Consumer Health Information".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Consumer Health Information".

Consumer Health Information
Health Literacy

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Bar chart showing 18 publications over 11 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2009	1	0	1
2010	1	0	1
2013	1	0	1
2014	2	0	2
2015	1	0	1
2016	1	0	1
2017	2	1	3
2019	1	1	2
2020	4	0	4
2021	1	0	1
2024	0	1	1

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Shen OY, Pratap JS, Li X, Chen NC, Bhashyam AR. Reply to the Letter to the Editor: How Does ChatGPT Use Source Information Compared With Google? A Text Network Analysis of Online Health Information. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2024 08 01; 482(8):1512-1513.

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Kalavar M, Hubschman S, Hudson J, Kuriyan AE, Sridhar J. Evaluation of Available Online Information Regarding Treatment for Vitreous Floaters. Semin Ophthalmol. 2021 Feb 17; 36(1-2):58-63.

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Para A, Thelmo F, Rynecki ND, Zelman B, Gupta R, Coban D, Ayyaswami V, Prabhu AV, Ippolito JA, Agarwal N, Moore JM, Beebe KS. Evaluating the Readability of Online Patient Education Materials Related to Orthopedic Oncology. Orthopedics. 2021 Jan 01; 44(1):38-42.

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Majnemer A, Leblanc A, Faust L, Costello C, Thomson D, Goldowitz D, Miller SP. Knowledge Empowers: Responding to the Knowledge Needs of Youth with Disabilities and Families during the Pandemic. Phys Occup Ther Pediatr. 2020; 40(5):487-490.

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Pier MM, Pasick LJ, Benito DA, Alnouri G, Sataloff RT. Otolaryngology-related Google Search trends during the COVID-19 pandemic. Am J Otolaryngol. 2020 Nov - Dec; 41(6):102615.

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Kamath P, Zheng R, Narasimman M, Ayyaswami V, Prabhu AV, Hansberry D, Agarwal N, Koch E. Evaluation of online patient education materials concerning skin cancers. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2021 Jan; 84(1):190-191.

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Blackburn J, Fischerauer SF, Talaei-Khoei M, Chen NC, Oh LS, Vranceanu AM. What are the Implications of Excessive Internet Searches for Medical Information by Orthopaedic Patients? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2019 Dec; 477(12):2665-2673.

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Gitlin LN, Marx K, Scerpella D, Dabelko-Schoeny H, Anderson KA, Huang J, Pizzi L, Jutkowitz E, Roth DL, Gaugler JE. Embedding caregiver support in community-based services for older adults: A multi-site randomized trial to test the Adult Day Service Plus Program (ADS Plus). Contemp Clin Trials. 2019 08; 83:97-108.

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Kaufman BG, Kim S, Pieper K, Allen LA, Gersh BJ, Naccarelli GV, Ezekowitz MD, Fonarow GC, Mahaffey KW, Singer DE, Chan PS, Freeman JV, Ansell J, Kowey PR, Rieffel JA, Piccini J, Peterson E, O'Brien EC. Disease understanding in patients newly diagnosed with atrial fibrillation. Heart. 2018 03; 104(6):494-501.

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Prabhu AV, Kim C, Crihalmeanu T, Hansberry DR, Agarwal N, DeFrances MC, Trejo Bittar HE. An online readability analysis of pathology-related patient education articles: an opportunity for pathologists to educate patients. Hum Pathol. 2017 07; 65:15-20.

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